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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	1.1	1879
2.	Jack Farrell	0.7	1879
	Mike Mansell	0.7	1879
4.	Bill Holbert	0.2	1879
	John McGuinness	0.2	1879
	Blondie Purcell	0.2	1879

WAR Position Players

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	1.1	274
2.	Jack Farrell	0.7	244
	Mike Mansell	0.7	247
4.	Bill Holbert	0.2	230
	John McGuinness	0.2	51
	Blondie Purcell	0.2	280

Offensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Jack Farrell	1.7	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	1.5	1879
3.	Blondie Purcell	1.2	1879
4.	John Richmond	0.4	1879
5.	John McGuinness	0.3	1879
6.	George Creamer	0.1	1879
	Jimmy Macullar	0.1	1879
	Harry McCormick	0.1	1879

Offensive WAR

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Jack Farrell	1.7	244
2.	Mike Dorgan	1.5	274
3.	Blondie Purcell	1.2	280
4.	John Richmond	0.4	258
5.	John McGuinness	0.3	51
6.	George Creamer	0.1	61
	Jimmy Macullar	0.1	249
	Harry McCormick	0.1	230

Defensive WAR†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Mike Mansell	0.8	1879
2.	Bill Holbert	0.7	1879

Defensive WAR

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Mike Mansell	0.8	247
2.	Bill Holbert	0.7	230

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year

Batting Average

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year

On-Base%

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year

Slugging %

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year

On-Base Plus Slugging

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Mike Mansell	67	1879
2.	Hick Carpenter	65	1879
3.	Jimmy Macullar	64	1879
4.	Blondie Purcell	63	1879
5.	John Richmond	62	1879
6.	Mike Dorgan	59	1879
	Bill Holbert	59	1879
8.	Harry McCormick	57	1879
9.	Jack Farrell	54	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	34	1879

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Mike Mansell	67	247
2.	Hick Carpenter	65	263
3.	Jimmy Macullar	64	249
4.	Blondie Purcell	63	280
5.	John Richmond	62	258
6.	Mike Dorgan	59	274
	Bill Holbert	59	230
8.	Harry McCormick	57	230
9.	Jack Farrell	54	244
10.	Red Woodhead	34	131

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Blondie Purcell	277	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	270	1879
3.	Hick Carpenter	261	1879
4.	John Richmond	254	1879
5.	Jimmy Macullar	246	1879
6.	Mike Mansell	242	1879
7.	Jack Farrell	241	1879
8.	Harry McCormick	230	1879
9.	Bill Holbert	229	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	131	1879

At Bats

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Blondie Purcell	277	280
2.	Mike Dorgan	270	274
3.	Hick Carpenter	261	263
4.	John Richmond	254	258
5.	Jimmy Macullar	246	249
6.	Mike Mansell	242	247
7.	Jack Farrell	241	244
8.	Harry McCormick	230	230
9.	Bill Holbert	229	230
10.	Red Woodhead	131	131

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Blondie Purcell	280	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	274	1879
3.	Hick Carpenter	263	1879
4.	John Richmond	258	1879
5.	Jimmy Macullar	249	1879
6.	Mike Mansell	247	1879
7.	Jack Farrell	244	1879
8.	Bill Holbert	230	1879
	Harry McCormick	230	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	131	1879

Plate Appearances

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Blondie Purcell	280	280
2.	Mike Dorgan	274	274
3.	Hick Carpenter	263	263
4.	John Richmond	258	258
5.	Jimmy Macullar	249	249
6.	Mike Mansell	247	247
7.	Jack Farrell	244	244
8.	Bill Holbert	230	230
	Harry McCormick	230	230
10.	Red Woodhead	131	131

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Jack Farrell	40	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	38	1879
3.	Blondie Purcell	32	1879
4.	John Richmond	31	1879
5.	Hick Carpenter	30	1879
6.	Jimmy Macullar	24	1879
	Mike Mansell	24	1879
8.	Harry McCormick	21	1879
9.	Bill Holbert	11	1879
10.	Jack Allen	7	1879
	John McGuinness	7	1879

Runs Scored

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Jack Farrell	40	244
2.	Mike Dorgan	38	274
3.	Blondie Purcell	32	280
4.	John Richmond	31	258
5.	Hick Carpenter	30	263
6.	Jimmy Macullar	24	249
	Mike Mansell	24	247
8.	Harry McCormick	21	230
9.	Bill Holbert	11	230
10.	Jack Allen	7	49
	John McGuinness	7	51

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Jack Farrell	73	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	72	1879
	Blondie Purcell	72	1879
4.	John Richmond	54	1879
5.	Hick Carpenter	53	1879
6.	Jimmy Macullar	52	1879
	Mike Mansell	52	1879
8.	Harry McCormick	51	1879
9.	Bill Holbert	46	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	21	1879

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Jack Farrell	73	244
2.	Mike Dorgan	72	274
	Blondie Purcell	72	280
4.	John Richmond	54	258
5.	Hick Carpenter	53	263
6.	Jimmy Macullar	52	249
	Mike Mansell	52	247
8.	Harry McCormick	51	230
9.	Bill Holbert	46	230
10.	Red Woodhead	21	131

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	96	1879
2.	Jack Farrell	86	1879
3.	Blondie Purcell	84	1879
4.	John Richmond	73	1879
5.	Mike Mansell	63	1879
6.	Jimmy Macullar	61	1879
7.	Harry McCormick	60	1879
8.	Hick Carpenter	59	1879
9.	Bill Holbert	46	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	22	1879

Total Bases

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	96	274
2.	Jack Farrell	86	244
3.	Blondie Purcell	84	280
4.	John Richmond	73	258
5.	Mike Mansell	63	247
6.	Jimmy Macullar	61	249
7.	Harry McCormick	60	230
8.	Hick Carpenter	59	263
9.	Bill Holbert	46	230
10.	Red Woodhead	22	131

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	11	1879
2.	Jimmy Macullar	9	1879
3.	John Richmond	8	1879
4.	Hick Carpenter	6	1879
	Jack Farrell	6	1879
	Blondie Purcell	6	1879
7.	Mike Mansell	4	1879
	Harry McCormick	4	1879
9.	Jack Allen	2	1879
	George Creamer	2	1879

Doubles

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	11	274
2.	Jimmy Macullar	9	249
3.	John Richmond	8	258
4.	Hick Carpenter	6	263
	Jack Farrell	6	244
	Blondie Purcell	6	280
7.	Mike Mansell	4	247
	Harry McCormick	4	230
9.	Jack Allen	2	49
	George Creamer	2	61

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	5	1879
2.	John Richmond	4	1879
3.	Blondie Purcell	3	1879
4.	Jack Farrell	2	1879
	Mike Mansell	2	1879
6.	Jack Allen	1	1879
	Harry McCormick	1	1879
	John McGuinness	1	1879

Triples

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	5	274
2.	John Richmond	4	258
3.	Blondie Purcell	3	280
4.	Jack Farrell	2	244
	Mike Mansell	2	247
6.	Jack Allen	1	49
	Harry McCormick	1	230
	John McGuinness	1	51

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	1	1879
	Jack Farrell	1	1879
	Mike Mansell	1	1879
	Harry McCormick	1	1879
	John Richmond	1	1879

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	1	274
	Jack Farrell	1	244
	Mike Mansell	1	247
	Harry McCormick	1	230
	John Richmond	1	258

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Blondie Purcell	25	1879
2.	John Richmond	23	1879
3.	Jack Farrell	21	1879
	Bill Holbert	21	1879
	Harry McCormick	21	1879
6.	Hick Carpenter	20	1879
7.	Mike Dorgan	17	1879
8.	Jimmy Macullar	13	1879
	Mike Mansell	13	1879
10.	John McGuinness	4	1879

Runs Batted In

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Blondie Purcell	25	280
2.	John Richmond	23	258
3.	Jack Farrell	21	244
	Bill Holbert	21	230
	Harry McCormick	21	230
6.	Hick Carpenter	20	263
7.	Mike Dorgan	17	274
8.	Jimmy Macullar	13	249
	Mike Mansell	13	247
10.	John McGuinness	4	51

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Mike Mansell	5	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	4	1879
	John Richmond	4	1879
4.	Jack Farrell	3	1879
	Jimmy Macullar	3	1879
	Blondie Purcell	3	1879
7.	Hick Carpenter	2	1879
8.	George Adams	1	1879
	Jack Allen	1	1879
	George Creamer	1	1879
	Bill Holbert	1	1879

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Mike Mansell	5	247
2.	Mike Dorgan	4	274
	John Richmond	4	258
4.	Jack Farrell	3	244
	Jimmy Macullar	3	249
	Blondie Purcell	3	280
7.	Hick Carpenter	2	263
8.	George Adams	1	14
	Jack Allen	1	49
	George Creamer	1	61
	Bill Holbert	1	230

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Mike Mansell	45	1879
2.	Jimmy Macullar	27	1879
3.	John Richmond	24	1879
4.	Red Woodhead	23	1879
5.	Harry McCormick	22	1879
6.	Bill Holbert	20	1879
7.	Hick Carpenter	15	1879
8.	Mike Dorgan	13	1879
	Jack Farrell	13	1879
	Blondie Purcell	13	1879

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Mike Mansell	45	247
2.	Jimmy Macullar	27	249
3.	John Richmond	24	258
4.	Red Woodhead	23	131
5.	Harry McCormick	22	230
6.	Bill Holbert	20	230
7.	Hick Carpenter	15	263
8.	Mike Dorgan	13	274
	Jack Farrell	13	244
	Blondie Purcell	13	280

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year

Stolen Bases

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Jack Farrell	64	1879
2.	Blondie Purcell	63	1879
3.	Mike Dorgan	55	1879
4.	Hick Carpenter	47	1879
5.	Bill Holbert	46	1879
6.	Mike Mansell	45	1879
	Harry McCormick	45	1879
8.	Jimmy Macullar	43	1879
9.	John Richmond	41	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	20	1879

Singles

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Jack Farrell	64	244
2.	Blondie Purcell	63	280
3.	Mike Dorgan	55	274
4.	Hick Carpenter	47	263
5.	Bill Holbert	46	230
6.	Mike Mansell	45	247
	Harry McCormick	45	230
8.	Jimmy Macullar	43	249
9.	John Richmond	41	258
10.	Red Woodhead	20	131

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year

Adjusted OPS+

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	27	1879
	Jack Farrell	27	1879
3.	Blondie Purcell	23	1879
4.	John Richmond	16	1879
5.	Mike Mansell	15	1879
6.	Jimmy Macullar	13	1879
	Harry McCormick	13	1879
8.	Hick Carpenter	12	1879
9.	Bill Holbert	9	1879
10.	John McGuinness	5	1879

Runs Created

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	27	274
	Jack Farrell	27	244
3.	Blondie Purcell	23	280
4.	John Richmond	16	258
5.	Mike Mansell	15	247
6.	Jimmy Macullar	13	249
	Harry McCormick	13	230
8.	Hick Carpenter	12	263
9.	Bill Holbert	9	230
10.	John McGuinness	5	51

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Jack Farrell	7	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	4	1879
3.	John McGuinness	1	1879

Adj. Batting Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Jack Farrell	7	244
2.	Mike Dorgan	4	274
3.	John McGuinness	1	51

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Jack Farrell	0.8	1879
2.	Mike Dorgan	0.5	1879
3.	John McGuinness	0.1	1879

Adj. Batting Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Jack Farrell	0.8	244
2.	Mike Dorgan	0.5	274
3.	John McGuinness	0.1	51

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	17	1879
2.	John Richmond	13	1879
3.	Jack Farrell	9	1879
	Jimmy Macullar	9	1879
	Blondie Purcell	9	1879
6.	Mike Mansell	7	1879
7.	Hick Carpenter	6	1879
	Harry McCormick	6	1879
9.	Jack Allen	3	1879
10.	George Creamer	2	1879
	John McGuinness	2	1879

Extra Base Hits

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	17	274
2.	John Richmond	13	258
3.	Jack Farrell	9	244
	Jimmy Macullar	9	249
	Blondie Purcell	9	280
6.	Mike Mansell	7	247
7.	Hick Carpenter	6	263
	Harry McCormick	6	230
9.	Jack Allen	3	49
10.	George Creamer	2	61
	John McGuinness	2	51

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Mike Dorgan	76	1879
	Jack Farrell	76	1879
3.	Blondie Purcell	75	1879
4.	John Richmond	58	1879
5.	Mike Mansell	57	1879
6.	Hick Carpenter	55	1879
	Jimmy Macullar	55	1879
8.	Harry McCormick	51	1879
9.	Bill Holbert	47	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	21	1879

Times On Base

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Mike Dorgan	76	274
	Jack Farrell	76	244
3.	Blondie Purcell	75	280
4.	John Richmond	58	258
5.	Mike Mansell	57	247
6.	Hick Carpenter	55	263
	Jimmy Macullar	55	249
8.	Harry McCormick	51	230
9.	Bill Holbert	47	230
10.	Red Woodhead	21	131

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year

Offensive Win %

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA

Sacrifice Hits

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	Year

Sacrifice Hits

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	PA

Sacrifice Flies

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Flies	Year

Sacrifice Flies

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Flies	PA

Intentional Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	Year

Intentional Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	PA

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	Year

Double Plays Grounded Into

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year

Caught Stealing

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA

SB %

Rank	Player	SB %	Year

SB %

Rank	Player	SB %	PA

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year

Power-Speed #

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year

AB per SO

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year

AB per HR

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Hick Carpenter	208	1879
2.	Blondie Purcell	205	1879
3.	John Richmond	200	1879
4.	Mike Dorgan	198	1879
5.	Jimmy Macullar	194	1879
6.	Mike Mansell	190	1879
7.	Bill Holbert	183	1879
8.	Harry McCormick	179	1879
9.	Jack Farrell	168	1879
10.	Red Woodhead	110	1879

Outs Made

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Hick Carpenter	208	263
2.	Blondie Purcell	205	280
3.	John Richmond	200	258
4.	Mike Dorgan	198	274
5.	Jimmy Macullar	194	249
6.	Mike Mansell	190	247
7.	Bill Holbert	183	230
8.	Harry McCormick	179	230
9.	Jack Farrell	168	244
10.	Red Woodhead	110	131

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	Year

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	IP

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	Year

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	IP

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	Year

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	IP

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